Which to use
“pars” and “passt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,639
- “pars” frequency rank
- #838
- “passt” frequency rank
- 48477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pars | passt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs parsen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs passen |
Where the eye mixes pars and passt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pars runs 4 letters (CVCC) against passt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pars and passt
A purely visual mix-up. pars ([paʁs]) and passt ([past]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pars is recorded at frequency rank #47,639, classified as averb, pronounced [paʁs]. passt is at rank #838, tagged as averb, pronounced [past].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48477, this pair ranks #1,247,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pars vs passt
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pars": r. Private to "passt": t.
"pars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "passt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pars" for "passt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pars" vs "passt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pars" and "passt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,247,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pars" and "passt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars vs PMS". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,247,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.